as in soil
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung
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Recent Examples of dung
But be careful not to hit any of the rodents or the rodent dung.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Ancient Egyptians saw some scarabs as representations of new life because the insects are known for rolling balls of dung and then laying their eggs in them, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Their young would then hatch from these balls of dung.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Another 18 dung dots decorated the cabinets, floors and shelves.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Ancient Egyptians saw some scarabs as representations of new life because the insects are known for rolling balls of dung and then laying their eggs in them, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Their young would then hatch from these balls of dung.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Another 18 dung dots decorated the cabinets, floors and shelves.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dung
Noun
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Not just because passenger planes capable of breaking the sound barrier are in development — for the first time ever, they could be allowed to do it over American soil.—
Edward Russell,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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These houses had three types: homes with steps along the wall or that form a passageway, homes built into two levels with higher places with scorched soil for cooking areas and lower spaces for living, and flat-bottomed homes used as living spaces.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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The crowd was filled with men and women whose daily jobs leave them with dirt under their nails and pride in their chests because of their impact on everyone’s lives.—
Salena Zito,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Alcaraz improved to 21-1 on clay this year, winning titles on the dirt in Rome — beating Sinner in the final after the Italian returned from his doping ban — and Monte Carlo.—
Jerome Pugmire,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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At the same time, harvested switchgrass is being adopted as a booster in novel processes to turn chicken litter — excrement and bedding left as byproducts of poultry production — into biofuel.—
Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Hantavirus can be contracted from exposure to excrement from a mouse species that carries the virus.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Dung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dung. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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